Glenn - Ron Borst was a customeri sold him "the terror" 1928 1st wb
sound horror movie..and he gave it to Forry ackerman....gave mea warm
fuzzy feeling
I supplied the smithsonian tour "Hollywood legend and reality" time
warnerwas co sponsor that toured theUSA,,did you know itwas a man From
England whostarted the smithsonian- that always shocked me...
as i thought it was local....but no..it was a brit,,,,whichis cool...as
evenGeaorge washinton was fromUK heritage... always cracks me.. up My
family on moms side was Bermuda a UK island andis still a uk ruled
island...
Funny eh??my dads side Sicily..which is part
greek,Italioan.normons.muslim as itwas invaded andoverrulled so many
times im like a mutt ..no wonder i love all races and people I havethere
dna in me...LOL:)
On 2019-10-15 22:35, Glenn Taranto wrote:
Alan -
You make a wonderful point along the lines as I was thinking. I've
had several rare opportunities in my life getting to see outside
collections in person. 1) Ron Borst's amazing horror posters. 2) The
rare recordings collection at the Smithsonian when I was in high
school. 3) Louis Leithold's collection par excellence. 4) The chance
to see a wonderful private car and phonograph collection in Vancouver,
Canada. (I was born in the wrong period and I've always been
fascinated by antique phonographs.)
Not to get political I always consider my taxes somehow find their way
to the upkeep and curating of the collections at the Smithsonian
Institute.
All these memories stand out in my mind as chance to see and hear
material I otherwise would never have had the chance to experience.
The car and phonograph collector rarely opens up his collection to the
public. Friends and I just happened to be in the right place at the
right time. I've never put in words before but I think you hit the
nail on the head. _"I’m simply someone who requires a large amount
of eye candy in his life on a daily, if not hourly basis." _ I would
never have the financial resources to replicate any of these
collections and seeing them gathered all in one place was a bit
overwhelming. I'm so grateful for these memories. I think I probably
should get a job at the new Academy Museum!
Glenn
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On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 7:11 PM Alan Adler <[email protected]> wrote:
Nice thread - great to see some spirited conversation on the
subject.
I started collecting 1950’s sci-fi posters in 1957 at the age of
9. My whole collection came out of the trash and I’ve lived my
entire adult life off those wonderful trashures (new word?). My book
SCI-FI AND HORROR MOVIE POSTERS IN FULL COLOR by Dover in NY (1977)
was the first book published in the US that looked at genre
advertising as an art form. In the early 1990’s, I founded the
20th Century Fox Archives and served as Exec. Director for 10 years,
curating the first Fox museum, THE HALL OF COOL STUFF, in Sydney. I
realized 2 things - Organization creates value and the fact that I
could handle and enjoy much more material if I didn’t have to own
it. It taught me about letting go and getting pleasure from it.
I’m simply someone who requires a large amount of eye candy in his
life on a daily, if not hourly basis. I’ve devoted my life to
saving, protecting, showing, validating and supporting the history
of posters. Cobalt blue runs in my veins. I have passed most of my
material along to newer generations of collectors, but still feel
like my collection is intact - stored sweetly somewhere deep inside
my id. The things that have stuck with me for the long run have not
necessarily been the most valuable - had to sell those items - but
perhaps the silliest or most memorable to me - like a WIN A DEAD
BODY window card I got from Dr. Gore, aka Pat Patterson, Jr. - I
have no one in particular to leave my findings to - but have had as
good a time letting them go as pulling them from the garbage. In the
end it's all just colored paper - what that paper celebrates is the
magic and religion of the movies.
Alan Adler
Museum of Mom and Pop Culture
On Oct 15, 2019, at 5:42 PM, Glenn Taranto <[email protected]>
wrote:
Phillip -
That's so cool. I, too, have given posters as gifts and I never get
over how thrilled friends are to get an "actual movie poster" as a
gift.
Though, interestingly while they display the poster, they've never
been bitten by the bug. Maybe they see how much a CASABLANCA poster
costs!
Glenn
On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 5:22 PM Phillip Ayling
<[email protected]> wrote:
Glen,
That is an interesting question. I am 67 and started collecting in
the early 1960’s when I was about 10 years old. I got most of my
items from poster services, though I had no real idea what they had
or didn’t have. In the early years I might just see a movie on TV
or in a theatre and send a post card off to one of the Services in
hopes they had something.
Over the years I have actually given some of them to friends and
family and in almost all cases they become centerpieces of interest
in whichever room they are placed.
FROM: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] ON BEHALF OF
Glenn Taranto
SENT: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 3:22 PM
TO: [email protected]
SUBJECT: [MOPO] What I think while hunting for Wheeler and Woolsey
material...
I was wondering what the average age of folks on the MOPO list is.
I've been around the hobby for 20 years now. And it seems most of
the people here who speak up have been around just long and, sorry,
much longer. If the next 20 years go as fast as the last 20 years
I'll be 80 by the time I hit send on this email.
I've been pondering what would happen to my collection after I'm
gone. Wondering if it would be better in an institutional setting or
scattered to the four winds by being in the hands of collectors.
So, yeah, that's what I'm thinking as I peruse poster sights looking
for more Wheeler and Woolsey stuff! LOL!
Glenn
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